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Non-tariff measures

UN: PH among Asia-Pac countries with high non-tariff measures

While applied tariffs in the Asia-Pacific region have halved over the past two decades, the number of non-tariff measures (NTMs)—policy regulations other than tariffs…
  • October 23, 2019
  • 3 minute read

PH assured of retained preferential market access to UK post-Brexit

The Philippines has secured a commitment from the United Kingdom (UK) on having the same level of market access to UK post-Brexit, under any…
  • April 17, 2019
  • 2 minute read

Highly trained customs workforce key to trade reform success—WB

Educating customs officials and customs brokers through regular training is positively associated with lower border and documentary compliance times, according to a recent case…
  • November 12, 2018
  • 5 minute read

WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement now in force

The World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) entered into force on Feb 22, with Rwanda, Oman, Chad and Jordan as the latest to…
  • February 22, 2017
  • 6 minute read

PH customs eyes ASYCUDA World to automate processes

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is in discussions to implement by next year ASYCUDA World, the latest version of the Automated System for…
  • November 27, 2016
  • 3 minute read

Seaborne shipping grows at slowest pace since 2009, future remains uncertain

Seaborne shipments passed 10 billion tons for the first time ever in 2015, up 2.1 per cent from 9.8 billion tons the year before,…
  • November 7, 2016
  • 3 minute read

Freight transport growing fast, but needs more climate efficiency

Trade-related freight transport is expected to grow by a factor of 4.3 between 2010 and 2050, but addressing climate change requires that it become…
  • November 4, 2016
  • 2 minute read

BOC looking to go wholly digital by early next year

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is accelerating full automation of its processes, and targets the first quarter of 2016 for its launch, according to…
  • July 22, 2015
  • 3 minute read